User Reviews for ornithine

This was recommended for sleep. I take 1500 to 2000mg before bed. Seems to take a couple hours to kick in, so if I think I need help falling asleep I take it a couple hours before bedtime. More often these days, I wake up during "liver time" (1-3pm) and have trouble getting back to sleep. I don't have issues when I take this right before going to bed. I still wake up, but I easily go back to sleep. (Liver time is based on traditional Chinese medicine. The day is broken up into segments and each organ system has a specific time it is supposed to be most active.)Read More Read Less

I have been taking L-Ornithine by NOW, at night to help me sleep. I no longer take xanax at night to help me go to sleep. I have been happy with the way it has helped me to sleep better.

I was prescribed this in SE Asia when my underarm glands rose as a result of hepatic insufficiency. It reversed the problem very rapidly (though of course, I can't say it wouldn't have occurred anyway, the coincidence was otherwise quite remarkable). I've continued to use it for hepatoprotection and symptom treatment for over-indulgence periodically since. No adverse reactions noticed. I don't take other mediations, except sometimes milk thistle.

I've given it 3 stars because i haven't used it for long enough. But it's believed to help release the bodies natural HGH levels. So I plan to take it before I go to bed to aid in muscle and bone growth. I'm 18 so I might still have some bone growth within me. NOTE: I have taken L-arginine/L-Ornithine because that is how it's sometimes sold. The L- Arginine, acts as a blood flow pump for the blood vessels....and the side effects are hard on the Gastro-intestinal system so I plan only taking L-Ornithine.Read More Read Less